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MeSH Heading: Bluetongue virus
Tree Number(s): B04.820.223.719.550.100
Unique ID: D001820
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001820
Annotation: infection = BLUETONGUE: see note there
Scope Note: The type species of ORBIVIRUS causing a serious disease in sheep, especially lambs. It may also infect wild ruminants and other domestic animals.
Entry Term(s): Blue Tongue Virus; Ovine Catarrhal Fever Virus
Registry Numbers: txid40051
NLM Classification #: QW 168.5.R15
Public MeSH Note: 94; was BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93 (see under REOVIRIDAE 1981-90, see under REOVIRUSES 1975-80)
Online Note: use BLUETONGUE VIRUS to search BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93
History Note: 94; was BLUE TONGUE VIRUS 1975-93 (see under REOVIRIDAE 1981-90, see under REOVIRUSES 1975-80)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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radiation effects (RE)

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Bluetongue virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025